Preservation of Books Act · 2021 Revised Edition
3. Delivery of copies of books published in Brunei Darussalam
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The publisher of every book published in Brunei Darussalam
(whether for sale or otherwise) shall, within one month after the publication, deliver, at his own expense, three copies of the book to the Director.
Director
"Director" means the Director of Language and Literature Bureau. [S 48/2 0 1 81
The copies required to be delivered under this section shall be copies of the whole book with all maps and illustrations belonging thereto, and in relation to the copies required to be delivered under subsection (1).
shall be finished and coloured in the same manner as the best copies of the book are published and shall be bound, sewed or stitched together, and on the best paper on which the book in printed.
If a publisher fails to deliver any book required by this section to be delivered, he is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine a of $6,000 and the value of the book or books he so fails to deliver; and the said value shall be paid to the institution or institutions to whom the book or books ought to have been delivered.
books
"books" includes every part or division of a book, report, pamphlet, periodical, newspaper, sheet of letterpress, sheet of music. map, plan, chart or table separately published, but shall not include any second or subsequent edition of a book unless such edition contains additions or alterations either in the letterpress or in the maps, prints or other engravings belonging thereto;
B.L.R.O. 6:9K1
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CAP. 125
Preservation of Books
Terms defined in s 2
books
Defined · s 2"books" includes every part or division of a book, report, pamphlet, periodical, newspaper, sheet of letterpress, sheet of music. map, plan, chart or table separately published, but shall not include any second or subsequent edition of a book unless such edition contains additions or alterations either in the letterpress or in the maps, prints or other engravings belonging thereto;
Director
Defined · s 2"Director" means the Director of Language and Literature Bureau. [S 48/2 0 1 81